Say “Southwestern style” and the first image that comes to most people’s minds shows dun-colored adobe homes, red-brown terracotta and colors of turquoise and pink. However, there’s a lot more to Southwestern style that can be used in homes anywhere.

Over time, the style of the average home has changed. If many years ago the old farmhouses had huge front porches, which were more an extension of the living room, nowadays people emphasize more on patio furniture. Back then, due to the extremely large porches, a lot of outdoor furniture was required, which was merely brought from inside. For most families, one piece of furniture was enough.

In the past centuries, cabinets were never part of the kitchen construction, they used to be freestanding structures such as racks, that could be moved easily from place to place.

Ak47 Design is an Italian company that have produced a collection of firewood holders.

While stumbling through sites, searching for new topics which deserve the attention of my readers i found The Hannah Nunn Collection, which is a beautiful range of paper cut lightning inspired by the botanical world.